sean gregory is a senior writer for "time" magazine and has followed it closely. good morning to you, sean. >> good morning. >> what's been happening the past two weeks? is it the money or the game? what are they arguing about right now? >> it's a game of chicken. baseball has an incentive to get a-rod out of here and a-rod knows this. if he doesn't accept the suspension they're offering he can drag it out and get the best deal he can. >> for all practical purposes, sean, this isn't really about him playing anymore. even in the minimal suspension he comes back when he's 39 right, and basically his career is over. this is really game about money isn't it? >> it's game about money and the message they want to send. we're cleaning this up. we have to see the evidence but if he was on struktding with the investigation, recruiting other players to biogenesis bud selig gets to send a message that what he did was as serious as pete rose and anybody else did if a lifetime ban is thrown out there. >> it's been fascinating to watch. a-rod has never tested positive for anyth